I rely on tricks to cultivate my longevity

"Jingyun City has too many people and is too complicated. It is obviously unrealistic to find all the hidden slugs at once, so we need to solve this problem in batches."

Lin Xixue folded her arms around her chest, paced back and forth in the hall, explaining her plan calmly and confidently.

"So the first step is to start with people with relatively simple social relationships." She pulled out her encircling right hand and raised her index finger.

"What relationship did you just say?" The emperor obviously had not heard of this modern vocabulary.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you just need to know that most of the people in the House of Internal Affairs are eunuchs and maids, and they live and eat in the palace, relatively speaking, they have the least contact with the outside world."

"Let's check the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the harem first, so that we can not only ensure that there are no eyes and ears of these monsters around you, but you can also safely assign these people who have no problems to be our helpers."

"This first step does sound somewhat reasonable, but it has a lot of loopholes." The emperor finally caught Lin Xixue's loophole and quickly questioned it.

He was still brooding over Lin Xixue's previous insult, and subconsciously had a faint desire to prove himself.

"Although the external communication in the palace is limited, it is by no means non-existent. All the concubines in the harem always go out to visit their relatives. Even if the palace has been checked now, if the monsters you mentioned turn into monsters while they are out Wouldn't it be a waste of time to go back to the palace?"

"So, your first step is obviously not feasible." The emperor was very satisfied with his refutation, with a little complacency in his eyes.

"Thinking, but not much." Lin Xixue's poisonous tongue showed his true colors, "Since the palace is a closed environment, first check out everyone in the palace, and these monsters will no longer be born out of thin air."

"Even if we still have some communication with the outside world, as long as we set up inspection points at the entrance of the palace to ensure that the people returning to the palace are not monsters, then the palace will naturally be relatively safe."

"But what if these monsters directly leap over the palace wall and directly enter the palace to attack?" The emperor was still trying to refute.

"It's not difficult. The assimilation of this monster is not completed in an instant. It is necessary to strengthen the patrols in the palace, order the eunuchs and maids to visit and monitor each other every day, and re-check those who have not appeared for a long time."

The emperor was silent, the plan given by Lin Xixue was indeed impeccable.

"The second step is to expand the scope of the investigation from the palace to the court, and call all the ministers in Jingyun City to bring their family members into the palace and investigate together."

"For the minister or his family members who have found the problem, they can follow the clues and trace all the way to the source." Lin Xixue continued to elaborate.

"With such a high-profile investigation, I am worried that it will startle the snake and cause the mastermind to jump back in advance."

"Yes, so the second and third steps need to be completed at the same time. While holding a banquet in the palace to investigate the ministers, a celebration must also be held outside the palace."

"Above the celebration, the added wine and rice were spread out, and these monsters lurking in the crowd are bound to do everything possible to stay at home and avoid participating."

"In this way, those who go to the streets to participate in the celebration are normal people, and those who stay at home during the celebration will be captured together. Even if a small number of those who really stay at home because of physical discomfort, they will be clearly distinguished in the prison. That's right."

"So, at that time, you first invite civil and military officials to enter the palace, hold a banquet to entertain them, and stabilize their actions. But at this moment, Governor Shi has already led troops to arrest people outside the palace."

"When the affairs outside the palace are almost over, you can present the wine with ingredients."

"After these three steps, you can completely eliminate these monsters mingling among ordinary people. Do you have any questions?"

"I have no doubts, but what should I do if a monster invited into the palace jumps over the wall and attacks me? Shi Aiqing is arresting people outside at this moment, and it is impossible to protect me well."

"Don't worry, I will disguise myself as a court lady and protect you secretly. Are you satisfied?"

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"If you have no doubts, hurry up and gather everyone in the palace to start the inspection. During the inspection, not a single mosquito can fly out of the palace, lest some monsters sneak out and report."

As the saying goes, it is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. The faster you act, the more you can catch the opponent by surprise. Lin Xixue suggested to take action immediately.

"Shi Aiqing, I will leave the matter of sealing the palace to you. During the inspection period, no one is allowed to enter."

"Wei Chen takes orders!"

Lin Xixue took out a grasp of the soul-robbing soil, and said: "Dissolve this in wine, water, or tea, and order everyone to drink it. Once the monster drinks it, it will die suddenly. And if someone refuses to drink it, That’s even more self-defeating.”

The action unfolded quickly, Shi Xueqian summoned Yun Chuiwei who was stationed in the palace, and sealed off the entrance and exit.

The reason why Shi Xueqian can only do it at this time is because he holds the Yunchuihu Talisman, and no one belonging to Yunchuiwei can disobey his military order.

Therefore, even if there are slugs inside Yuncuiwei, they have to obey Shi Xueqian because of the power of the tiger talisman, directly saving the step of investigating inside Yuncuiwei first.

At the same time, the emperor brought Lin Xixue to the garden, ordered the head of the House of Internal Affairs to prepare cakes, drinks and drinks, and summoned everyone in the palace.

Lin Xixue personally poured the Duoling soil into the wine, and then used the word "hidden" to hide in the corner of the wall.

After a while, many masters and servants in the palace arrived one after another. The back garden, which was originally quite spacious, was actually overcrowded at the moment, making it look rather cramped.

"Eunuch Yao, is everyone in the palace here?"

"Long live, there are two nobles who are not feeling well, and the concubine Yan is also sick. The empress dowager is reciting Buddha's name at the moment, and all the people from the House of Internal Affairs have come here."

"Okay, since everyone is almost here, I'll just say it straight. There are wine, tea, and sugar water boiled in the imperial dining room. You can go up one by one and drink whatever you choose."

For a while, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and for a while they didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by such a move.

Seeing that everyone was still not moving, the emperor explained: "This choice has no deep meaning, everyone can choose according to their own preferences."

"Eunuch Yao, as the head of the House of Internal Affairs, why don't you drink the first cup first?"

"Thank you, Lord Long! But with so many masters present in front of this old slave, how dare this old slave drink first? I'd like to ask you ladies to drink first."

"Eunuch Yao, why are you shaking?" The emperor patted him on the shoulder with a half-smile, "I told you to drink the first cup first, and you drink it boldly. I want to see who dares to say no!"

"The Holy Majesty's kindness is immense, and this old slave is ashamed of receiving it, so he is terrified."

The emperor poured a glass of wine himself, brought it in front of him, and said, "I personally poured the wine for Eunuch Yao, can you do me a favor?"

"Old slave, old slave," the more he said, the more nervous he became, the cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he had to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead with his cuff.

Seeing this, the emperor snorted coldly and poured the glass of wine directly on his face.

There was only a chirp, the wine was poured on the face, and it made a sound like boiling water pouring on burning coals